This is also misleading because many of these states may lean one way federally and another way at a local level.

Louisiana, Virginia, North Carolina, a Colorado, and California all come to mind immediately.

Louisiana has a Democrat as Governor, but all Federal officials are Republicans. It also typically goes Red for President.

Virginia and North Carolina are Swing States. Virginia just voted in a Republican Governor despite going Blue federally in 2020.

California fluctuates at the Governor level, but regularly votes Democrat at the federal level.

Colorado is a split state. The only reason it goes Blue is because of Denver and northern cities. Colorado Springs and nearly all of the Eastern and Western regions are Conservative, with Pueblo being the exception.

DC should not be included. Obviously federal money is funding the majority of the Capitol.

I would also like to see a chart that removes federal monies for military bases and other federal organizations. Virginia for instance has an influx of federal money into NOVA and Hampton Roads, but not Central Virginia or Western VA due to the military and other governmental complexes.

What is the breakdown of federal money? Social programs and welfare, infrastructure / roads, environmental protection? The type of money is important in these types of discussions. All federal money is not the same.